Article 3
1. The programmes for the control of salmonella in breeding poultry presented by Bulgaria and Romania are hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2007. 2. The financial contribution by the Community shall be at the rate of 50 % of the costs to be incurred by each Member State referred to in paragraph 1 for the cost of bacteriological tests, the compensation to owners for their losses due to the culling of birds and destruction of eggs and the purchase of vaccine doses and shall not exceed: (a) EUR 508 000 for Bulgaria; (b) EUR 215 000 for Romania. 3. The maximum amounts of the costs to be reimbursed to Bulgaria and Romania for the programmes referred to in paragraph 1 shall not exceed: (a) for a bacteriological test EUR 5,0 per test; (b) for the purchase of one vaccine dose EUR 0,05 per dose. 4. The eligible costs for the compensation for the losses due to the culling of animals shall be limited as provided for in paragraph 5. 5. The average compensation to be reimbursed to the Member States shall be calculated on the basis of the number of animals culled in the Member State and for breeding poultry, up to a maximum of EUR 2,5 per bird.